Have A Unique Mission
We need to kick the dust off our shoes, don't we, in a lot of situations and a lot of relationships. Don't hear the Bible or me saying for you to diss someone or talk down to someone or belittle someone. No way. I'm talking about positive inertia to move toward the right stuff. And I'm talking about moving around and hanging around friends who challenge you, not who comfort you. Life is too short to be comfortable. We need some challenging people in our lives. The context of the local church, the commitment is seen in the local church, because God wants us to have the kind of friends that will take us to the next level. Look at Christ's friends€"Peter, James, and John. They assisted him with his mission. We need friends like that, because we all have a unique mission. But who do you need to cut from your herd?
There was once a newscaster who was totally burned out. This guy went to the doctor, his doctor told him, €Hey, man, you need to chill. You need to go somewhere and take a sabbatical.€
So the newscaster knew a friend that had a real working ranch in Texas. So this newscaster just showed up on this working ranch and his friend put him to work as a ranch hand. This newscaster was a ranch hand, and that's pretty funny in itself. Well, this newscaster met this young cowboy that people would make fun of because he had a horse that he'd reared from a colt. And this horse followed this cowboy around like a dog.
And all the other guys were like, €Man, is that your wife or something?€ They were messing with him. But this cowboy loved that horse. And one day the horse turned his ankle. You know, that will happen sometimes. So the cowboy took the horse out into the far pasture to let him heal up.
Ed Young Ministries states that a couple of days later a herd of wild horses broke into the far pasture, galloped off, and this guy's favorite left with the herd. Needless to say, the cowboy was devastated. He searched for this horse for like two weeks. Nothing. Until one day another ranch hand said, €Hey, I saw your horse miles and miles from the ranch running with the herd.€
And the cowboy said, €You know what? I'm going to get my horse back! I'm gonna wake up tomorrow morning at 3:00 a.m.; I'm going to ride and I'm going to get my horse back.€ And the newscaster said, €Well, hey, man, can I come along with you?€
There was once a newscaster who was totally burned out. This guy went to the doctor, his doctor told him, €Hey, man, you need to chill. You need to go somewhere and take a sabbatical.€
So the newscaster knew a friend that had a real working ranch in Texas. So this newscaster just showed up on this working ranch and his friend put him to work as a ranch hand. This newscaster was a ranch hand, and that's pretty funny in itself. Well, this newscaster met this young cowboy that people would make fun of because he had a horse that he'd reared from a colt. And this horse followed this cowboy around like a dog.
And all the other guys were like, €Man, is that your wife or something?€ They were messing with him. But this cowboy loved that horse. And one day the horse turned his ankle. You know, that will happen sometimes. So the cowboy took the horse out into the far pasture to let him heal up.
Ed Young Ministries states that a couple of days later a herd of wild horses broke into the far pasture, galloped off, and this guy's favorite left with the herd. Needless to say, the cowboy was devastated. He searched for this horse for like two weeks. Nothing. Until one day another ranch hand said, €Hey, I saw your horse miles and miles from the ranch running with the herd.€
And the cowboy said, €You know what? I'm going to get my horse back! I'm gonna wake up tomorrow morning at 3:00 a.m.; I'm going to ride and I'm going to get my horse back.€ And the newscaster said, €Well, hey, man, can I come along with you?€